pass what we call structural reforms, that it was going to be impossible to pass political reform, tax reform, energy reform. and the truth be told, we have been able to pass reforms in every single one of those areas. we have made significant advances. we have pushed the envelope in many of these areas. for example, only a few months ago we were able to announce that we found significant oil reserves in the gulf of mexico that we hadn't been able to lok for or drill because we hadn't been able to put financial money from the private sector alongside our stake hold oil company to do it. we were able to do that thanks to that reform. so in a sense when one looks at this in perspective, mexico has been moving forward very significantly. of course we're very worried about the violence, of course we're very worried about security. but in many areas, and we can talk about them at length, mexico has made very significant advances. >> rose: what's the relationship with the united states today? >> well you know very well mexico's relationship with the united states is very very complex. it's v